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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2015-5122: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2015-5122: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
07/14/2015
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
04/14/2022

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the DisplayObject class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3) implementation in Adobe Flash Player 13.x through 13.0.0.302 on Windows and OS X, 14.x through 18.0.0.203 on Windows and OS X, 11.x through 11.2.202.481 on Linux, and 12.x through 18.0.0.204 on Linux Chrome installations allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted Flash content that leverages improper handling of the opaqueBackground property, as exploited in the wild in July 2015.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-www-plugins-adobe-flash

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